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Press Release

The 10th Anniversary of
The National Art Center, Tokyo
The National Art Center, Tokyo (NACT) will celebrate its
10th anniversary on January 21, 2017 (Sat). To celebrate
this, from January 20th (Fri) to 30th (Mon), we willconduct a number of special events at the NACT.
We would like to invite you to the NACT to enjoy andexperience the amazing world of art and all its variety.
We are committed to expanding our activities andoffering something for everyone to enjoy.
"Message from the Director General"

Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of The National Art Center, Tokyo.
The National Art Center, Tokyo Director General : Dr. Tamotsu Aoki

The NACT will celebrate its 10th anniversary on January 21, 2017. The
NACT is the most recent National Museum of Art built in Japan, and one that
does not have a permanent collection. Instead there are always a variety ofexhibitions, NACT-organized exhibitions, co-sponsored exhibitions or artist
associations exhibitions on display throughout the year. Annually there are
more than 2,000,000 visitors to the various exhibitions which is the highestof any museum in Japan.
To celebrate the ten year anniversary we will be organizing a number ofcommemorative events from January 20th to 30th. There will be a variety ofactivities planned such as special performances of Noh and Kyogen(traditional Japanese drama and comic theater), music concerts, lectures,symposiums and workshops.
As director general I want this museum looking to the future and over the
next 10 years how we should continue to plan and operate. I want to focus
on how best to respond to future opportunities and now to further promoteart and art museums to the general public. My hope is that the NACT
continues to pursue opportunities to further expand and showcase culture
and art which will provide a better understanding and respect of one
another's societies, ideas, beliefs, values and opinions.

To celebrate the 10th Anniversary admission will be free on January 21st (Sat), 2017.
On the opening day January 21, 2017, all the exhibitions will be free to enter.
("19th DOMANI: The Art of Tomorrow" Exhibition & "65th Anniversary Dokuritsu Sho Exhibition")
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Program (Tentative)
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of The National Art Center, Tokyo we are planning a varietyof events with something for everyone to enjoy from adults to children. More information andprogram updates can be found on The National Art Center, Tokyo website once they havebeen announced.

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Special Exhibition:
Video installationby artist Takashi Ishida

Using a technique called Drawing Animation, Takashi
Ishida’s reputation as a ﬁlm maker has been steadily
growing worldwide in recent years. In addition to museum
exhibitions Ishida recently has also been receiving a lot ofinterest for his large scale outdoors projection mapping
installations. For this exhibition it is planned that Ishida
will use the passage way from the subway to the NACT as
his creative medium. Transforming a space not commonlyused as an art medium to display a dazzling exhibition ofvideo art. Not to be missed!
Ve n u e: Pa s s a g e way b e t we e n T h e N a t i o n a l A r t C e n t e r, To k yo a n d

Takashi Ishida, UNASAKA 2007, Emaki/Wave 2010

Subway: Chiyoda Line, Nogizaka Station Exit 6

Installation View in Artist File 2010 at The National Art Center, Tokyo, 2010

2

Symposium 1:
Museum and mass media
co-partnering exhibitions

3

Symposium 2:
New trends in contemporary art
since the 2000s (tentative name)4

Artist Workshop:
SPREAD

5

Other
events planned- Kyogen performances: "Fuku no Kami" "Oni no Mamako""Yobi Koe" (The Yamamoto Kyogen Company)- Concert- Symposium
Other

SPREAD

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Concurrent Event Programs
Special Screening:
Southeast Asian Film screening"SEA PROJECT:
Contemporary Art from Southeast Asia -1980 to Now" related events

Museum shop:“MAINICHI HARE NO HI” Exhibition
November 9 (Wednesday) - January 30, 2017 (Monday)
Venue: The National Art Center, Tokyo, B1 SFT GALLERY (Souvenir from Tokyo)
Time: 10:00 to 18:00 (Friday till 20:00)
Contact: 03-5770-7418

information@souvenirfromtokyo.jp

Cafe Restaurant:
special menus
The National Art Center, Tokyo has 4 cafés and restaurants that offer avariety of food and beverage choices. Please stop by when you visit the
NACT. Information regarding special menus will be displayed on the day.
Business hours
Cafe
Restaurant

B1F • 2F

11: 00 ~ 18: 00 (Fri ~ 19: 00) (L.O 30min before closing)

1F

10: 00 ~ 18: 00 (Fri ~20:00)

3F

11: 00 ~ 21: 00 (Fri ~ 22: 00) (L.O 90 min before closing)

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3F
Brasserie Paul Bocuse Le Musée

B1F
Cafétéria Carré

1F
Café Coquille

2F
Salon de Thé Rond

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A look at the history of The National Art Center, Tokyo
over the past 10 years

Since its opening in January 21, 2007, the NACT has continued to build on three primary pillars of "Identifying andorganizing exhibits that encourage a deeper understanding and enjoyment of art" "Collection and dissemination of
information regarding artists and their work to the public" and "Art educational activities to the community".

1

Holding
Exhibitions

With the largest exhibition space in Japan (14,000㎡) the NACT is in high demand because of its world classfacilities and exhibition space. Since January 21st, 2007 until March 31st 2016 approximately 22,730,000
people have visited exhibitions at the NACT.

1-1 Special Exhibitions
The NACT has two large exhibition galleries of 2,000㎡. There are 6 exhibitions held in a year between these twogalleries. When planning for exhibitions there are two key objectives that are taken into consideration. First is
the hosting of artists that play an important active role in the contemporary art scene. There have been
continuous exhibitions of contemporary artists since 2008 in addition to the "Artist File" series. Some of theartists that have been exhibited are Kazumi Nakamura, known for his dynamic style of painting epitomizing
Japanese contemporary painting, international photographer Andreas Gursky of Germany known for his large
format architecture and landscape color photographs of modern society, and world leading fashion designer
Issey Miyake who held a large-scale solo exhibition. To help celebrate our 10th year anniversary we plan to holdan exhibition of internationally acclaimed avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama.
The second objective is the holding of historical masterpiece exhibitions to provide perspectives on the past andhow they relate to the present. For example the huge collections from the Musée du Louvre and the Muséed'Orsay as well as exhibitions of great masters such as Van Gogh, Cezanne, Renoir and Magritte were all crowd
favorites. Recently we have also launched in a new non-conventional direction at the museum in collaboration
with the National Museum of Ethnology, “The Power of Images” exhibition. This new approach also includes acomprehensive exhibition of Japanese visual culture which is known around the world for its manga, animationand games. Moving forward the NACT will continue to represent this era and promote it to the world.
Selected Exhibitions「Living in the Material World―’Things’ in Art of the 20th Century and Beyond」(2007)

Left：
The Power of Images: The National
Museum of Ethnology Collection, 2014
installation at The National Art Center,Tokyo
Photo: Norihiro Ueno
Right：MIYAKE ISSEY EXHIBITION: The Work ofMiyake Issey installation at The National
Art Center, Tokyo
Photo: Masaya Yoshimura「Claude Monet: L’art de Monet et sa postérité」(2007)「Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture」(2007)「Utopia: the Genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye」(2008)「Le Surréalisme: Exposition organisée par le Centre Pompidou à partir de sa collection」(2011)「Cézanne. Paris-Provence」(2012)「GUTAI: The Spirit of an Era」(2012)「California Design, 1930-1965: “Living in a Modern Way”」(2013)「The Power of Images: The National Museum of Ethnology Collection」(2014)「NAKAMURA Kazumi」(2014)「Manga＊Anime＊Games from Japan」(2015)「Artist File 2015 Next Doors: Contemporary Art in Japan and Korea」(2015)「MIYAKE ISSEY EXHIBITION: The Work of Miyake Issey」(2016)「Renoir. Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay and the Musée de l’Orangerie」(2016)

Renoir. Masterpieces from the Muséed’Orsay and the Musée de l’Orangerie,2016 installation at The National Art
Center, Tokyo
Photo: Norihiro Ueno

「Salvador Dalí」(2016)

1-2 Exhibitions Organized by the Artist Associations
The NACT has the capacity to hold different public activities and exhibitions for a variety of genres. There are 10
exhibition galleries of 1,000 ㎡, 4 outdoor exhibition areas of 315㎡. Currently 69 artists associations per year
use the facilities displaying a variety of work from painting, prints, crafts, calligraphy and a wide variety ofJapanese art and sculpture.
Number of visitors per year2007

1,317,508

2010

1,266,989

2013

2008

1,309,747

2011

1,253,764

2014

1,193,917

2009

1,246,840

2012

1,259,966

2015

1,194,428

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The collection and preservation ofart material and public access

The Art Library is a resource where an enormous variety of art materials have been collected and preserved forresearch, review or historical purposes.
Ten years have passed since we opened the Art Library for art scholars, experts and all others interested in art.
Located on the third ﬂoor of the NACT it is the largest domestic specialist art library in Japan with approximately
30,000 visitors per year. Of particular interest is the collection of "exhibition catalogs" which stands at 100,000
and a collective effort of all museums nationwide. In addition to this library in 2013 the Art Library Annex was

Art Library（3F）

opened. It stores pre-war books and exhibition catalogs as well as specialized materials such as magazines thatare no longer in publication. Researchers and student often us this facility. In recent years collections havestarted for photo archives, manuscripts, ephemeras and other rare materials. Such a wide variety of art relatedmaterial is available for anyone to review and use.
One of the NACT’s functions is to "connect people and information". A museum that collects and publishes
information regarding art and Japan’s cultural heritage", which has been one of its priorities since opening.
The Information Planning Section of the NACT plays the role of connecting people and art through coordinating
the collection of exhibition information from museums, galleries, artists associations to be stored and madeavailable for review. Today over 1,000 organizations provide the NACT with their exhibition information, ﬂyers

Art Library Annex（Annex 1F）

etc. which is updated every week. The collective historical information regarding the Japanese art scene has
been electronically stored and made searchable. Over the last 10 years since the opening of the NACT there isinformation from over 30,000 exhibitions preserved and accessible to the public.

Art Commons

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Education andPublic Programs

The theme of the NACT educational activities is “participation, interaction, and creativity”, which we have been
implemented in a variety of programs. With the focus on improving and expanding their experience, visitors canattend lectures, artists talks and symposiums as well as be provided with a series of guidebooks. For the recent"Manga＊Anime＊Games from Japan" exhibition and the "MIYAKE ISSEY EXHIBITION” educational guidebooks
were developed not just in Japanese but also an English version with created.
There is also a range of workshops for various ages and interest groups held by invited artists from various
backgrounds such as fashion and design. There were 65 workshops held up until October 31, 2016. There are also
different events for young children such as the “Art for the First Time” series of workshops for preschool children
which is always well received. In 2016, we also held overseas workshops "Let's make your own Zoetrope!" for

NACT International Symposium: Making
a common ground for Art, Artist andAudience– Reflection upon the educational
programs (March 15, 2015)

young visitors to the traveling exhibition "Manga＊Anime＊Games from Japan" in Myanmar and Bangkok.
Other program that have been promoting art to the younger audience since 2006 is an internship with 78
participating and over 760 resistered college and graduate students to work as volunteers. While we want tocontinue these activities into the future we would also like to promote more activities that capture the interests
and needs of the broader community. Promotion and development of art appreciation for all ages are areas the
NACT will continue to work to improve the experience visitors receive.

Workshop: Art for the First Time – Push &Bounce! Let’ Enjoy First Painting!
(November 15, 2015)

Workshop: Let’s make your own
Zoetrope! (Myanmar National Museum,
Yangon, February 14-15, 2016)

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List of Exhibitions

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The number of visitors to the National Art Center, Tokyo may differ
from numbers released by co-organizers.

Exhibitions

2007

2008

2009

2010

NumberLiving in the Material Worldー ‘Things’ in Art of the 20th Century and Beyond

Jan.21-Mar.19

89,475KISHO KUROK AWA: From the Age of the Machine to the Age of Life

Jan.21-Mar.19

166,793

The Power of Expression, JAPANJan.21-Feb.4

52,093

Paris du monde entier: Artistes étrangers à Paris 1900-2005.
Exposition organisée par le Centre Pompidou

Deb.7-May.7

315,266

Claude Monet: L’art de Monet et sa postérité

Apr.7-Jul.2

704,420

Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture

Jun.6-Aug.13

60,056The 100th Anniversary of NITTEN

Jul.25-Sep.3

135,486ANZAÏ: Personal Photo Archives 1970-2006

Sep.5-Oct.22

15,895

Milkmaid by Vermeer and Dutch Genre Paintingー
Masterworks from the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Sep.26-Dec.17

493,886

The 40th Anniversary of the Japanese Government Overseas Study Program for Artists
provided by the Agency of Cultural Affairs:
Journeyー Encounter and Dialogues with Foreign Cultures

Dec.15-Jan.28

18,772YOKOYAMA TAIK AN Fifty Years Onー A legend in the making

Jan.23-Mar.3

223,671

2007[11th] Japan Media Arts Festival

Feb.6-17

40,553Artist File 2008ー The NACT Annual Show of Contemporary Art

Mar.5-May.6

29,823Modigliani et le Primitivisme

Mar.26-Jun.9

260,117

Utopia: the Genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye

May.28-Jul.28

100,221

European Still-Life Painting from the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien

Jul.2-Sep.15

132,403

AVANT-GARDE CHINA: Twenty Years of Chinese Contemporary Art

Aug.20-Oct.20

18,570PICASSO: Sa vie et sa création

Oct.4-Dec.14

312,390“DOMANI: The Art of Tomorrow 2008” ExhibitionDec.13-Jan.26

14,985K AYAMA Matazo Retrospective 1927-2004

Jan.21-Mar.2

123,065

2008[12th] Japan Media Arts Festival

Feb.4-15

51,505Artist File 2009ー The NACT Annual Show of Contemporary Art

Mar.4-May.6

37,426

L’enfant dans les collections du Musée du Louvre

Mar.25-Jun.1

221,892

NOMUR A HITOSHI: PERCEPTIONS-CHANGES IN TIME AND FIELD

May.27-Jul.27

14,037

René Lalique: A Retrospective

Jun.24-Sep.7

120,990

The Light: MATSUMOTO Yoko/ NOGUCHI Rika

Aug.19-Oct.19

20,188Treasures of the Habsburs Monarchyー 140th Jubilee ofthe Friendship Treaty between Austria-Hungary and Japan

Sep.25-Dec.14

390,219“DOMANI: The Art of Tomorrow 2009” ExhibitionDec.12-Jan.24

14,037

Renoir: Tradition and Innovation

Jan.20-Apr.5

331,087

2009[13th] Japan Media Arts Festival

Feb.3-14

58,242Artist File 2010ー The NACT Annual Show of Contemporary Art

Mar.3-May.5

33,866

Lucie Rie: A Retrospective

Apr.28-Jun.21

113,584

Post-impressionnisme 115 chefs-d’œuvre de la collection du Musée d’Orsay

May.26-Aug.16

777,551

Man Ray: Unconcerned But Not Indifferent

Jul.14-Sep.13

75,124SHADOWS: Works from the National Museum of Art

Sep.8-Oct.18

29,143

Van Gogh: The adventure of becoming an artist

Oct.1-Dec.20

595,346“DOMANI: The Art of Tomorrow 2010” ExhibitionDec.11-Jan.23

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Exhibitions

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Number2010[14th] Japan Media Arts Festival

Feb.2-13

63,490

Le Surréalisme: Exposition organisée par le Centre Pompidou à partir de sa collection

Feb.9-May.15

189,971

Artist File 2011ー The NACT Annual Show of Contemporary Art

Mar.19-Jun.6

21,114

Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art

Jun.8-Sep.5

380,304

To See as Artists See: American Art from the Phillips Collection

Sep.28-Dec.12

88,853“DOMANI: The Art of Tomorrow” Exhibition

Jan.14-Feb.12

16,448NODA Hiroji 1981-2011

Jan.18-Apr.2

21,151

2011[15th] Japan Media Arts Festival

Feb.22-Mar.4

45,175

Cézanne. Paris-Provence

Mar.28-Jun.11

302,239

400 Years of European Masterpieces from the State Hermitage Museum

Apr.25-Jul.16

392,949GUTAI: The Spirit of and Era

Jul.4-Sep.10

26,700Given Formsー TATSUNO Toeko/ SHIBATA Toshio

Aug.8-Oct.22

15,725Masterworks from the Collections of the Prince of Liechtenstein

Oct.3-Dec.23

253,569“DOMANI: The Art of Tomorrow 2013” Exhibition

Jan.12-Feb.3

14,307

Artist File 2013ー The NACT Annual Show of Contemporary Art

Jan.23-Apr.1

30,9142012[16th] Japan Media Arts Festival

Feb.13-24

51,819California Design, 1930-1965: “Living in a Modern Way”

Mar.20-Jun.3

65,160

The Lady and the Unicorn from the Musée de Cluny, Paris, France

Apr.24-Jul.15

213,512

ANDREAS GURSKY

Jul.3-Sep.16

119,467

American Pop Art: From the John and Kimiko Powers Collection

Aug.7-Oct.21

187,627

Divisionism from Van Gogh and Seurat to Mondrian

Oct.4-Dec.23

180,769“16th DOMANI: The Art of Tomorrow” ExhibitionDec.14-Jan.26

15,0502013[17th] Japan Media Arts Festival

Feb.5-16

38,938The Power of Images: The National Museum of Ethnology Collection

Feb.19-Jun.9

59,767

NAK AMUR A Kazumi

Mar.19-May.19

18,939Ballets Russes: The Art of CostumeJun.18-Sep.1

74,067The Birth of Impressionism—Freedom in Painting: Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay

Jul.9-Oct.20

696,442

Masterpieces from the Kunsthaus Zürich

Sep.25-Dec.15

300,086“17th DOMANI: The Art of Tomorrow” ExhibitionDec.13-Jan.25

13,906

2014[18th] Japan Media Arts Festival

Feb.4-15

43,660

Louvre Museum: Genre Painting—Scenes from Daily Life

Feb.21-Jun.1

662,491

René Magritte

Mar.25-Jun.29

338,478

Manga*Anime*Games from Japan

Jun.24-Aug.31

92,658Aritst File 2015 Next Doors: Contemporary Art in Japan and Korea

Jul.29-Oct.12

21,365

Niki de Saint Phalle

Sep.18-Dec.14

88,243“18th DOMANI: The Art of Tomorrow” ExhibitionDec.12-Jan.24

12,711The Best Selection of the Ohara Museum of Art

Jan.20-Apr.4

64,455

The 19th Japan Media Arts Festival Exhibition of Award-winning Works

Feb.3-14

34,876MIYAKE ISSEY EXHIBITION: The Work of Miyake Issey

Mar.16-Jun.13

140,607

Renoir. Materpieces from the Musée d’Orsay and the Musee de l’Orangerie

Apr.27-Aug.22

667,897

Venetian Renessaince Paintings from the Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice

Jul.13-Oct.10

116,950

Salvador DalíSep.14-Dec.12―

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